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Three High-Achieving Girl Scouts Awarded $500 Scholarships

COLUMBUS – Three Girl Scouts in northeast Nebraska are the recipients of the 2020 Olson Memorial Girl Scout Scholarship.
Emily Giese and Katelyn Morton of Fremont and Caroline Velder of O’Neill will each receive $500 for higher education expenses at an accredited college or university.
Recipients must be full-time college students within one year of high school graduation. The scholarship money can be applied toward tuition, books, room, and board, or special fees.
Giese is a 2020 graduate of Fremont High School who plans to study biomedical science and pre-veterinarian coursework at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri. An honors student throughout high school, Giese played on a traveling softball team, lettered academically all four years, belonged to Key Club, and volunteered at a local food pantry. She was a Girl Scout for 13 years.
Morton, also a Fremont High School graduate, will attend the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to pursue degrees in elementary education and developmental psychology. During high school, Morton was a member of the National Honor Society and the Spanish Honor Society and played in band and orchestra. Through Girl Scouts, she volunteered at a food pantry.
Velder, a 13-year Girl Scout member, earned the prestigious Girl Scouts Bronze Award, the Program Aide pin, the Counselor-In-Training pin, and the Gold Torch leadership award. She was a member of the Girl Scout Advisory Group, which assists with and creates Girl Scout programs. Velder plans to attend Southeast Community College in Milford.
About the Olson Memorial Girl Scout Scholarship
In the mid-1990s, Grant and Berenice Olson established an endowment fund for the former Prairie Hills Girl Scout Council to support Girl Scouting in northeast Nebraska. The fund supported financial assistance for girls, improvements to Camp Crossed Arrows and the Columbus Service Center, and scholarships.
When the Nebraska Girl Scout councils merged and the Girl Scouts Spirit of Nebraska council was formed in 2008, the fund was renamed the Olson Memorial Girl Scout Scholarship Program, honoring the family who created the endowment and focusing on scholarship awards.
About Girl Scouts and the Spirit of Nebraska Council
Girl Scouts Spirit of Nebraska is the largest girl-serving organization in the state with 16,000 members. Nationally, there are 2.5 million girl and adult members who believe that girls together can change the world.
It began more than 100 years ago with one woman, Juliette Gordon “Daisy” Low, who saw the potential of every girl. Today, we uphold her vision of building girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place by helping them discover their inner strengths, passions, and talents.
Right now, Girl Scouts can connect with other girls virtually or safely participate in person. We are the Girl Scouts. We provide the opportunity for every girl to be someone amazing.
To volunteer, reconnect, donate or join, visit GirlScoutsNebraska.org, or call 800.695.6690.

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